Question follow-through · 28152
Pets: Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the planned launch date for the single point of search tool that will allow all pet microchip databases to be searched.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the planned launch date for the single point of search tool that will allow all pet microchip databases to be searched.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Association of Microchip Database Operators has been working closely with commercial providers to develop a single point of search platform which is expected to go live this autumn.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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